Program (Schedule)

Intro Emcee: Mario Crescenzo, Director of Purchasing, The City College of New York

Emcee: Carolina Leid, ABC-TV Reporter

Speakers:
Iris Weinshall, Vice Chancellor, Facilities Planning, Construction & Management
Philip Alfonso Berry - Vice Chairperson, CUNY Board of Trustees; Acting Chairperson, CUCF Board of Trustees; President, Philip Berry Associates, LLC
Roberta Washington - FAIA, Principal, Roberta Washington Architects, PC
Leroy A. Johnson, President/CEO, Symphony Printing

Presenters:

Jeffrey Weinstein, Director of Procurement Services, CUNY Office of Facilities Planning, Construction & Management
Sharon Luckie, Director of Purchasing, Bronx Community College

Learn what and how we procure at CUNY and CUCF, resources available, how to contact each campus and much, much more!

Lora Trimingham, Associate Certification Analyst, Empire State Development Corporation
Walter Maxwell, Director for External Affairs, Division of Economic and Financial Opportunity, NYC Department of Small Business Services
Scott Munson, Associate Certification Specialist, Empire State Development

Learn how to become a New York State and New York City Certified M/WBE vendor and how to do business with New York State and City.

Elizabeth Kennedy, RLA, Principal, Elizabeth Kennedy Landscape Architects
Joe Corchado, President, JFD Sales & Consulting Firm

This panel will provide insights into the business opportunities that can come with NY State M/WBE Certification.

Michael Clay, Director Office of Opportunity Program, DASNY
Gregory Glasgow, Director of Operations, Business Development Division, NYC SCA
William Clay, Assistant Commissioner of the M/WBE and Community Relations Office, NYS OGS
Corrine Campbell, Assistant Commissioner and Agency Chief Contracting Officer, NYC DCAS

Learn about procurement opportunities at these NYS and NYC agencies.

Marketplace

Learn where the CUNY Small Business Development Centers are located, and the resources they provide to M/WBEs.

Workshop B: 2nd floor, Room H
Green Purchasing

Neil Richardson, Project Manager, CUNY Sustainability

Learn about CUNY’s efforts to minimize its impact on the environment
through “green” purchasing practices.

Workshop C: 2nd floor, Room E
Green Building Design

Deborah F. Taylor, AIA, LEED AP Chief Sustainability Officer, NYC Department of Buildings

Focus on integrative design from its conceptual underpinnings to actual case studies as well as its implementation from the proposal and pre-design phases through construction delivery.

Learn about current procurement opportunities & how to navigate the CUNY/CUCF procurement opportunities website.

Workshop E: 2nd floor, Rockland Room
How to Get Bonding, Insurance and Financing

Timothy Marshall, President & CEO, Jamaica Business Resource Center
Sandra Wilkin, President Bradford Construction & President of Women Builders Council

Find out about bonding, insurance and loan assistance available from federal, state and private sources for small business enterprises.